Write It In Red Chords

by Alan Jackson
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author DON CZARSKI [a] 112,878. Last edit on May 18, 2021

Chords

D
Bm
G
A

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SONG:   WRITE IT IN RED
ARTIST: ALAN JACKSON
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/SyNPUqRMrQw
TUNING: DROP D
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
 
 
NOTE: You can play this song in standard tuning somewhat but if you do
      you will miss out on playing the INTRO and the fills as they rely
      on the low E string to be tuned down to play those. please keep
      this in mind when playing and rating this tab. Thanks.
 
 
                         WRITE IT IN RED
                           ALAN JACKSON
 
TUNING: DROP D
 
INTRO:
           D          Bm           D          Bm
E -----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
B -----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G -----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D -----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
A -2-0-------|-------0-2-|-2-0-------|------0-2-|
D -----4-2-0-|-0-2-4-----|-----4-2-0-|-0-2-4----|
 
 
VERSE:
D
 I can see what's going on
Bm
  Don't treat me like a fool
D
 Just go on and do
Bm
  Just what you're gonna do
 
G                  D
 Don't leave some message for me
G                          Bm
 Of things you wish you'd said
 
D
 Just take out your lipstick
A                 D  D
 And write it in red
 
 
CHORUS:
  D                     G      A
'Cause if you're gonna leave me
                 D
Just pack up and go
 
                G          A
There are just some things
                 D
A man don't need to know
 
                   G   A
And I don't wanna hear
                           Bm  Bm
What's going through your head
 
N.C.                D       A
Just take out your lipstick
                 D  D
And write it in red
 
                             (softly)
           Bm            D           D
E -----------|-------------|-----------|
B -----------|-------------|-----------|
G -----------|-------------|-----------|
D -----------|-------------|-----------|
A -------0-2-|-0-2-0-------|-2-0-------|
D -0-2-4-----|-------4-2-0-|-----4-2-0-|
 
 
VERSE:
D
I gave you all I had
Bm
   And some that I didn't
D
 I tried to talk and talk to you
Bm
  But you didn't wanna listen
 
G                     D
 I tried to wipe the tears you shed
G                    Bm
 You turned away instead
 
D
 So just take out your lipstick
A                 D  D
 And write it in red
 
 
CHORUS:
  D                     G    A
'Cause if you're gonna leave
                 D
Just pack up and go
 
                G          A
There are just some things
                 D
A man don't need to know
 
                   G   A
And I don't wanna hear
                           Bm  Bm
What's going through your head
 
N.C.                D       A
Just take out your lipstick
                 D  D
And write it in red
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL:
G  A  D  D  G  A  D  D
G  A  Bm  Bm  D  A  D  D
 
 
CHORUS:
D                G      A
If you're gonna leave me
                 D
Just pack up and go
 
                G          A
There are just some things
                 D
A man don't need to know
 
                   G   A
And I don't wanna hear
                           Bm  Bm
What's going through your head
 
N.C.                D       A
Just take out your lipstick
                 D  G
And write it in red
 
                    D       A
Just take out your lipstick
                 D  D
And write it in red
 
 
OUTRO:
           Bm            D           Bm            D
E -----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
B -----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
G -----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D -----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
A -------0-2-|-0-2-0-------|-------0-2-|-0-2-0-------|
D -0-2-4-----|-------4-2-0-|-0-2-4-----|-------4-2-0-|
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